2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II

2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II
Tournament details
Host country Kosovo
CityPristina
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–18 August 2024
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Kosovo
Runners-up Georgia
Third place Belgium
Fourth place Luxembourg
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Top scorer(s) Olsi Mulaj (44 goals)
Official website
Official website

The 2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II was held in Pristina, Kosovo from 12 to 18 August 2024.[1] Kosovo won the tournament by defeating Georgia in the final.[2]

Teams

  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Belgium
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Georgia
  •  Great Britain
  •  Kosovo
  •  Luxembourg

Venue

Pristina
Palace of Youth and Sports (smaller arena)
Capacity: 2,800

Draw

The draw was held on 29 February 2024 in Vienna at 15:00 (CET).[3][4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Kosovo
 Luxembourg
 Georgia
 Bulgaria
 Great Britain
 Belgium
 Azerbaijan

Referees

Referees
 France Mathilde Cournil
Loriane Lamour
 Italy Stefano Riello
Niccolò Panetta
 Kosovo Sherif Xhema
Besfort Jahja
 Romania Ionut Marian Cazan
Gesur Suliman

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 96 68 +28 6 Semifinals
2  Kosovo (H) 3 2 0 1 107 76 +31 4
3  Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 94 86 +8 2 5–7 classification group
4  Azerbaijan 3 0 0 3 65 132 −67 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
12 August 2024
16:15
Azerbaijan  22–48  Bulgaria Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
Huseynov 6 (9–22) Petkov 10
 3× 1× Report  5×
12 August 2024
18:30
Belgium  29–26  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
Fransen 10 (14–15) Imeraj 9
 3× Report  7× 1×

13 August 2024
16:15
Azerbaijan  16–40  Belgium Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU)
Huseynov 7 (9–19) Fransen, Herné 5
 7× Report  6×
13 August 2024
18:30
Bulgaria  20–37  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
Angelov 4 (11–15) Malaj 11
 1× Report  3×

15 August 2024
16:15
Belgium  27–26  Bulgaria Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU)
Piel 8 (13–14) Petkov 10
 1× Report  2×
15 August 2024
18:30
Kosovo  44–27  Azerbaijan Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
three players 7 (22–14) Huseynov 5
 4× 1× Report  1×

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 57 57 0 4 Semifinals
2  Georgia 2 1 0 1 72 72 0 2
3  Great Britain 2 0 0 2 60 74 −14 0 5–7 classification group
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
12 August 2024
14:00
Great Britain  24–35  Luxembourg Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
Jones 5 (12–18) Wener 9
 4× Report  5×

13 August 2024
14:00
Great Britain  36–39  Georgia Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
Ludewig-Vieira 10 (18–19) Shioshvili 12
 2× Report  3×

15 August 2024
14:00
Georgia  33–36  Luxembourg Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
Grishikashvili 12 (15–16) Mousel 13
 5× Report  8× 1×

Knockout stage

5–7 classification group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 87 51 +36 4 Fifth place
2  Great Britain 2 1 0 1 63 62 +1 2 Sixth place
3  Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2 45 82 −37 0 Seventh place
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
17 August 2024
14:00
Great Britain  29–39  Bulgaria Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
Mines 9 (13–20) Petkov 11
 3× Report  3×

18 August 2024
12:30
Azerbaijan  23–34  Great Britain Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
Mammadzada 6 (10–18) Mines 8
 9× Report  11× 1×

Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
 Belgium47
 
18 August
 
 Georgia48
 
 Georgia22
 
17 August
 
 Kosovo30
 
 Luxembourg20
 
 
 Kosovo33
 
Third place
 
 
18 August
 
 
 Belgium36
 
 
 Luxembourg22


17 August 2024
16:15
Belgium  47–48  Georgia Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
Fransen 11 (20–19) Grishikashvili 14
 6× Report  5×

17 August 2024
18:30
Luxembourg  20–33  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU)
Fancelli 7 (9–19) Mulaj 8
 2× Report  4×

Third place game

18 August 2024
14:45
Belgium  36–22  Luxembourg Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
De Regge 6 (17–13) Wener 7
 4× Report  6×

Final

18 August 2024
17:00
Georgia  22–30  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
Kharebashvili, Putkaradze 5 (12–16) Mulaj 11
 2× Report  3×

Final ranking

Rank Team
 Kosovo
 Georgia
 Belgium
4  Luxembourg
5  Bulgaria
6  Great Britain
7  Azerbaijan

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kosovo and Slovakia raring to go as M18 EHF Championships begin". www.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ "Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo claim M18 EHF Championships trophies". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Draws to set stage for summer's M18 and M20 competitions". www.eurohandball.com.
  4. ^ "Regional derbies ahead at M18 EHF EURO". www.eurohandball.com.